Blaze Of Glory Lyrics - Joe Jackson

Johnny was a young boy 

With nothing much except a certain kind of look in his eye 

He was discovered one day - you see he had a certain kind of appeal 

For a certain kind of guy 

Who gave him some advice on what to wear 

And sent him out to make the young girls cry 

And all the young boys who'd just been dumb and restless 

Now they could identify 

So tell me who'll take the blame 

For the way things turned out 

Well six long months passed and johnny was the biggest thing alive 

And we loved johnny and we owned johnny 

And no one knew how johnny felt inside 

And johnny was so beautiful, he was like a god 

And we all went along for the ride 

And the ride started to go too fast 

And johnny just conveniently died 

And he went up in flames 

He did what he had to do 

And they say it's a tragic story 

He just wasn't there one day 

But he went out in a blaze of glory 

And you and i - you and i just fade away 

Well nowadays there's a lot of guys like johnny 

They got it all worked out - like working 9 to 5 

But they're all just cartoons - all think they're superman 

But they can't even fly 

And they say that johnny's ghost walks 'round in memphis 

When the moon is full and high 

And i wonder if he sees these jokers 

And i wonder if he laughs or if he cries 

Now he's an angel in flames 

But what about you and me 

And they say it's a tragic story 

He just wasn't there one day 

But he went out in a blaze of glory 

And you and i - you and i just fade away